List of Apiaceae of South Africa

Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Apiales. Apiaceae is named after the type genus Apium and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,700 species in 434 genera[1] It includes a significant number of phototoxic species, and a smaller number of highly poisonous species.

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[2] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.[3]

The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[4]

65 genera are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing.[4] Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Aethusa edit

Genus Aethusa:[4]

Afroligusticum edit

Genus Afroligusticum:[4]

Afrosciadium edit

Genus Afrosciadium:[4]

Agrocharis edit

Genus Agrocharis:[4]

Alepidea edit

Genus Alepidea:[4]

Ammi edit

Genus Ammi:[4]

  • Ammi majus L. not indigenous
    • Ammi majus L. var. glaucifolium (L.) Godr. not indigenous, invasive

Anginon edit

Genus Anginon:[4]

Annesorhiza edit

Genus Annesorhiza:[4]

Anthriscus edit

Genus Anthriscus:[4]

Apium edit

Genus Apium:[4]

Arctopus edit

Genus Arctopus:[4]

Berula edit

Genus Berula:[4]

Bupleurum edit

Genus Bupleurum:[4]

Buprestis edit

Genus Buprestis:[4]

Capnophyllum edit

Genus Capnophyllum:[4]

Carum edit

Genus Carum:[4]

Caucalis edit

Genus Caucalis:[4]

Celeri edit

Genus Celeri:[4]

Centella edit

Genus Centella:[4]

Chamarea edit

Genus Chamarea:[4]

Choritaenia edit

Genus Choritaenia:[4]

Conium edit

Genus Conium:[4]

Coriandrum edit

Genus Coriandrum:[4]

Cyclospermum edit

Genus Cyclospermum:[4]

Cynorhiza edit

Genus Cynorhiza:[4]

Dasispermum edit

Genus Dasispermum:[4]

Daucus edit

Genus Daucus:[4]

Deverra edit

Genus Deverra:[4]

  • Deverra burchellii (DC.) Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous
  • Deverra denudata (Viv.) Pfisterer & Podlech, indigenous
    • Deverra denudata (Viv.) Pfisterer & Podlech subsp. aphylla (Cham. & Schltdl.) Pfisterer & Podlech, indigenous

Diplolophium edit

Genus Diplolophium:[4]

Dracosciadium edit

Genus Dracosciadium:[4]

Ezosciadium edit

Genus Ezosciadium:[4]

Ferula edit

Genus Ferula:[4]

Foeniculum edit

Genus Foeniculum:[4]

Glia edit

Genus Glia:[4]

Helodium edit

Genus Helodium:[4]

Helosciadium edit

Genus Helosciadium:[4]

Hermas edit

Genus Hermas:[4]

Heteromorpha edit

Genus Heteromorpha:[4]

Ifdregea edit

Genus Ifdregea:[4]

Itasina edit

Genus Itasina:[4]

Lefebvrea edit

Genus Lefebvrea:[4]

Lichtensteinia edit

Genus Lichtensteinia:[4]

Meum edit

Genus Meum:[4]

Nanobubon edit

Genus Nanobubon:[4]

Oreoselinum edit

Genus Oreoselinum:[4]

Pastinaca edit

Genus Pastinaca:[4]

Perfoliata edit

Genus Perfoliata:[4]

Petroselinum edit

Genus Petroselinum:[4]

Peucedanum edit

Genus Peucedanum:[4]

Pimpinella edit

Genus Pimpinella:[4]

Polemannia edit

Genus Polemannia:[4]

Polemanniopsis edit

Genus Polemanniopsis:[4]

Ptychotis edit

Genus Ptychotis:[4]

Sanicula edit

Genus Sanicula:[4]

Scaraboides edit

Genus Scaraboides:[4]

Seseli edit

Genus Seseli:[4]

Sison edit

Genus Sison:[4]

Sium edit

Genus Sium:[4]

Sonderina edit

Genus Sonderina:[4]

Steganotaenia edit

Genus Steganotaenia:[4]

Stenosemis edit

Genus Stenosemis:[4]

Stoibrax edit

Genus Stoibrax:[4]

Torilis edit

Genus Torilis:[4]

Turgenia edit

Genus Turgenia:[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008.
  2. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.